JMdict: 2694580
別火 【べっか】
- [n] cooking over a second fire to prevent contamination from one's everyday fire for performing Shinto rites; cooking over a second fire to prevent contamination from mourning people, menstruating women, etc.
Kanji in this word:
| Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 別 | Separate, Branch Off, Diverge, Fork, Another, Extra, Specially | ベツ | わか.れる, わ.ける | 4 |
| 火 | Fire | カ | ひ, -び, ほ- | 1 |